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Bangladeshi migrant workers fleeing the unrest in Libya sit by the Tunisian gate at the Ras Jdir border crossing March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshimigrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army take part in a training in a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army shout anti-Gaddafi slogans at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing tofight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

A rebel army officer teaches civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army to operate an anti-aircraft gun at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011.The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem (

A Vietnamese evacuee carries wood at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 2, 2011 Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A rebel soldier teaches civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib SalemRebel soldiers teach civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Rebel soldiers teach civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

A Egyptians evacuee rests inside a tent a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2,2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Egyptians evacuees shout during a protest against Egyptian government after crossing the border at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras JdirMarch 2, 2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army register their names in a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fightLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army shout anti-Gaddafi slogans at a school in Benghazi March 2, 2011. The rebel army is preparing tofight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Filipinos having worked in Libya fill out travel documents upon arrival via a chartered flight Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Ninoy Aquino InternationalAirport in Manila, Philippines. Total of 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipinos are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez

Filipinos having worked in Libya cheer upon arrival via a chartered flight Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila,Philippines. Total of 186 Filipino overseas workers arrived Wednesday bringing to close to a thousand who arrived in the country since Saturday. An estimated 26,000 to 30,000 Filipinos are in Libya. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Bangladeshi migrant workers cross the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Bangladeshi migrant workers wait near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Egyptians evacuees rest near the border at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011 Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Refugees hold suitcases as they crowd the Libya-Tunisia border in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. U.N. refugee agency spokeswoman MelissaFleming said Tuesday 'the situation is reaching crisis point' at the Libya-Tunisia border where authorities say up to 75,000 people have fled Libya since Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia)

A Tunisian border policeman directs Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 2,2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Bangladeshi migrant workers crosses the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Tunisian border policeman stands next to Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Bangladeshi migrant workers line up near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya March 2,2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Tunisian army soldiers direct Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 2, 2011.Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Bangladeshi migrant worker tries to climb over a wall near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrestin Libya March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Tunisian army soldier stands next to Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir afterfleeing unrest in Libya March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A Tunisian army soldier directs Bangladeshi migrant workers near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeingunrest in Libya March 2, 2011. Thousands of Bangladheshi migrant workers, desperate to leave Libya, pressed up against the gates of the Tunisian border crossing on Wednesday, angry at their government for sending no help. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Police officers detain an Palestinian protester during a march of right wing activists in the streets of Jaffa, a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Dozens of Israeli right wing activists marched in the streets of the mixed Jewish Arab Jaffa Wednesday, to protest against what they called 'The Islamic Movement taking control of Jaffa'. A police force separated them for Jaffa residents and left wing activists, several of whom were arrested. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An image taken from Libyan TV shows Moamer Kadhafi addressing loyalists of his regime during a public rally in Tripoli. Kadhafi has warned that "thousands of Libyans would be killed" if the United States or NATO intervene in the strife-torn North African country.(AFP/-)

A Palestinian woman gestures as she faces an Israeli riot police officer during a march of right wing activists in the streets of Jaffa, a mixed Jewish and Arab neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Dozens of Israeli right wing activists marched in the streets of the mixed Jewish Arab Jaffa Wednesday, to protest against what they called 'The Islamic Movement taking control of Jaffa'. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli soldier stands atop a tank equipped with the Trophy anti-missile system (bottom) during a military exercise at the Shizafon base, north of the southern city of Eilat in this October 12, 2010 file photo. The new defence system on March 1, 2011 shot down an anti-tank missile fired by Palestinians at Israeli forces patrolling the Gaza border on Tuesday, an army statement said. Reuters/Amir Cohen/Files

A US army helicopter is seen during military operations in Afghanistan. Children aged between seven and nine were killed in a NATO air strike in northeast Afghanistan when foreign forces mistook them for insurgents, a police chief said Wednesday. (AFP/File/Massoud HossainiA small group of anti- Gadhafi protestors take part in a demonstration at the Libyan Embassy in Washington, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

A small group of anti- Gadhafi protestors take part in a demonstration at the Libyan Embassy in Washington, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

The Kingdom of Libya flag, adopted by those opposed to leader Muammar Gaddafi, is seen over protesters in the centre of the city of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, March 1, 2011. Libya could descend into civil war if Gaddafi refuses to quit, the United States said on Tuesday, its demand for his departure carrying fresh weight after news of Western military preparations. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah

Protesters opposed to leader Muammar Gaddafi hold a poster of Omar Mokhtar, who led Libya's resistance against the Italian occupation, in the centre of the city of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, March 1, 2011. Libya could descend into civil war if Gaddafi refuses to quit, the United States said on Tuesday, its demand for his departure carrying fresh weight after news of Western military preparations. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah

A billboard, featuring a picture of Libyan leader oammar Gadhafi, iss seen partially burned by anti-government protesters, in the southwestern town of Nalut, Libya, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The town is currently in control of the Libyan anti-government forces. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Egyptians fleeing the unrest in Libya shout during a protest against the Egyptian government as they wait for transportation at a refugees camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir March 1, 2011. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

A billboard, featuring a picture of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, is seen partially burned by anti-government protesters, in the southwestern town of Nalut, Libya, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The billboard reads in Arabic: 'We are all Moammar' , 'For you is all the love and loyalty', and ' the local Nalut Community' .The town is currently in control of the Libyan anti-government forces. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

A protester with his face painted with the Kingdom of Libya flag gestures during a demonstration against Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi March 1, 2011. Reuters/Suhaib Salem

Protesters opposed to leader Muammar Gaddafi chant slogans while obscured by the engine smoke of a tank of Libyan army defectors, in the city of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, March 1, 2011. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah

Anti-government protesters paint the side of the governor's residence with the colours of the Kingdom of Libya flag, adopted by those opposed to leader Muammar Gaddafi, in the centre of the city of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, March 1, 2011. Libya could descend into civil war if Muammar Gaddafi refuses to quit, the United States said on Tuesday, its demand for his departure carrying fresh weight after news of Western military preparations. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah

An anti-government protester gestures near a hanging effigy of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in the centre of the city of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, March 1, 2011. Libya could descend into civil war if Muammar Gaddafi refuses to quit, the United States said on Tuesday, its demand for his departure carrying fresh weight after news of Western military preparations. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah

A Libyan protester paints a car in the colours of the Kingdom of Libya flag, which has become the symbol of those opposed to leader Muammar Gaddafi, in the city of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, March 1, 2011. Libya could descend into civil war if Muammar Gaddafi refuses to quit, the United States said on Tuesday, its demand for his departure carrying fresh weight after news of Western military preparations. Reuters/Ahmed Jad

A boy shouts slogans and holds a red card, similar to soccer rules, to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh during an anti-government protest outside Sanaa University March 2, 2011. The words read, "I am the next martyr". Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

An elderly man shouts slogans during a protest demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University March 2, 2011 The headband reads: "Leave!" Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

An anti-government protestor with his face painted with the colors of his national flag takes part in a demonstration demanding the resignation of YemeniPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Yemen's embattled president on Tuesday accused the U.S., his closest ally, of instigating the mounting protests against him, but the gambit failed to slow the momentum for his ouster. Hundreds of thousands rallied in cities across Yemen against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in the largest of the protests of the past month, including one addressed by an influential firebrand cleric, a former ally of Saleh, whom the U.S. has linked to al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

An anti-government protester sleeps in between tents in area where protesters are camping to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh,outside Sanaa University March 2, 2011. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

An anti-government protester shouts slogans and flashes the victory sign with his fingers during a protest demanding the ouster of Yemen's PresidentAli Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University March 2, 2011. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

A female anti-government protestor takes part in a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Yemen's embattled president on Tuesday accused the U.S., his closest ally, of instigating the mounting protests against him, but the gambit failed to slow the momentum for his ouster. Hundreds of thousands rallied in cities across Yemen against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in the largest of the protests of the past month, including one addressed by an influential firebrand cleric, a former ally of Saleh, whom the U.S. has linked to al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen

Anti-government protestors chant slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday,March 2, 2011. Yemen's embattled president on Tuesday accused the U.S., his closest ally, of instigating the mounting protests against him, but the gambit failed to slow the momentum for his ouster. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a protest demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University March2, 2011. Reuters/Ammar Awad

A Yemeni boy shelters under an umbrella to avoid the sun, while his father along with anti-government protestors attend Muslim noon prayers, during a demonstrationdemanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Yemen's embattled president on Tuesday accused the U.S., his closest ally, of instigating the mounting protests against him, but the gambit failed to slow the momentum for his ouster. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheis

The Arab Revolution of 2011